PUBLIC-3EEB17:

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JETTON

Unique ID: PUBLIC-3EEB17

Object type certainty: Certain
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~~Copper alloy jetton of French type, Tournai, obverse quarted shield with a lis in 1st and 4th quarter and hatch lines in the 2nd and 3rd quarter. AVE MARIA GRACIA, reverse: A three-stranded cross with lis terminals, single letter in each corner W/A/W/A in a quarter

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1415
Date to: Circa AD 1497

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.17 mm
Weight: 3.87 g
Diameter: 26.72 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th August 2015 - Tuesday 29th December 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Class: Tournai (late)
Group: Angular shields
Type: (M717-725) - Unknown: c. 1497 - c. 1521
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: quarted shield with a lis in 1st and 4th quarter and hatch lines in the 2nd and 3rd quarter
Obverse inscription: AVE MARIA GRACIA
Reverse description: A three-stranded cross with lis terminals, single letter in each corner W/A/W/A in a quarter
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
To be known as: Forest of Dean

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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